Greetings from the Best Western in Marshall, Minnesota. Here’s the notes so far — it’s sloppy, very rough, but here goes: December 1 Hearing Notes My cross of Pam Rasmussen is not there, but I’ve got some notes and will … Continue reading →
Beginning tomorrow, three weeks of hearings on Brookings CapX 2020 routing …Â the schedule is below, way below. YOU, yes, YOU, can question witnesses, YOU can testify, YOU can enter exhibits, in short, YOU can tell the ALJ just what … Continue reading →
Just when I think I’ve seen it all, something pops out of nowhere that leaves me wondering… and this one is one of the more absurd. The Asst. A.G. for the Public Utilities Commission has argued in its Statement of … Continue reading →
Here’s the latest on the hearing schedule for the Brookings Routing proceeding. Karen Hammel of Commerce just sent this out, and I’d guess that there will be a Scheduling Order incorporating the changes from the pre-existing Scheduling Order. Final Brookings … Continue reading →
The Scheduling Order for the CapX 2020 Brookings route is out. So now we know where and when the road show will be and the dates of the DEIS Comment period. Scheduling Order – Sept 11 2009 Something strange happened … Continue reading →
No CapX 2020 and United Citizens Action Network urgently needed for the Appeal of the CapX 2020 Certificate of Need Order. We’ve appealed, it’s filed and grinding forward, and bills are coming due, like the filing fee, cost of transcript … Continue reading →
Tuesday, September 1, at 3 p.m. Central, we’re having a Prehearing Conference, thankfully by phone, on the Brookings line. The agenda is primarily “where are the hearings and when” within the constraints of the already issued Prehearing Order, which sets … Continue reading →
Got word today, as those of you who sent comments did, that “comments were received” and a blurb about how it goes. Here’s the poop: All comments will be analyzed and summarized in a public scoping report, which will be … Continue reading →
Here’s the official poop from Stephanie Strength, USDA’s RUS: When the deadline falls on a weekend, comments will be accepted postmarked the following business day or emailed through midnight of that day. In this case that would be Monday July … Continue reading →
THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS ON SCOPE OF THE RUS EIS IS JULY 25TH! It’s coming soon — Friday — Comments are due to the Rural Utilities Service on the scope of the Environmental Impact Statement for the CapX 2020 project … Continue reading →